Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 1 topic

2014-05-17 Thread Tom Singleton
Disk Warrior. Yes I have heard of it. What is the best version (most trustworthy) of Disk Warrior? What types of operational needs are most common to use with DW? Is the legacy version still available through the vendor or other channel? Click On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 3:56 AM,

Re: G5 thinks there are still two monitors attached, after removing one.

2013-06-23 Thread Tom
Thanks for the suggestion Bruce. Yes, I tried the power bricks from two other 23-inch monitors on the dead one, hoping to wake it up, but they failed to bring it to life. The little on light remains dark, along with the screen. This is such as (cosmetically) beautiful monitor that I

G5 thinks there are still two monitors attached, after removing one.

2013-06-22 Thread Tom
, and windows still keep opening offscreen, on what the Mac thinks is another monitor. Any ideas how I can convince this Mac that it only has one monitor attached to it? Tom -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: G5 thinks there are still two monitors attached, after removing one.

2013-06-22 Thread Tom
I don't know what a capacitor looks like, Kris. But I'll do a little research and try to learn. Maybe it can be replaced. Thanks for the tip. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on

Re: G5 thinks there are still two monitors attached, after removing one.

2013-06-22 Thread Tom
that? So anyway, I went online and looked up how to do it, zapped the PRAM, and now all is well. Now to try to figure out what happened to the monitor that went kablooey. Thanks again all. Tom -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Max RAM for a G5?

2013-03-21 Thread Tom
bars to fill up, and nothing can be done until they do--the program is frozen. I could sure get a lot more done if i could speed up that rendering, and some people tell me that maxing out the RAM helps a lot. Any advice appreciated. Tom -- -- You received this message because you

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

2013-03-21 Thread Tom
could put 16 GB of RAM into this G5 for $244 + shipping. If I left the 1 GB chips in the remaining four slots, would the Mac recognize and use 20 MB? Tom -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

2013-03-21 Thread Tom
. It was while sitting through one of those long renders, with FCP 5 frozen in the meanwhile, that I began wishing for a way to speed things up. Doubling the RAM in this G5 might, or it might not. I'm still considering maxing out the RAM. Thanks all for the help. Tom -- -- You received

Re: MDD G4 Leopard native OS 9 boot

2013-02-16 Thread Tom Singleton
Yes, that is the point. They are not supposed to and don't as a standard, but if you look at the thread, it has evidently been done with a fairly simple workaround. That goes to the nature of my query. On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Alex Sciortino zeosr...@gmail.com wrote: IIRC MDDs don't

Re: Music stream capture app?

2012-08-07 Thread Tom
I'd like to thank everybody for the suggestions. I subscribed to the e-mail for replies, instead of the digest, and I was trying to thank individual responders from there, but found out that you can't reply to individuals that way, only to the list. So my replies to individuals bounced

Re: Music stream capture app?

2012-08-07 Thread Tom
total of my knowledge of Audacity, and yet I've managed to capture some nice music with it today. So, it works. And it's free. But I'm open to trying other apps, and probably will, based on what other people are recommending here. All the best, Tom -- You received this message because you

Music stream capture app?

2012-08-06 Thread Tom
Our local classical music station now streams music over the web. Is there any way I can capture this pretty music to disk, to listen to later? (I have a G5 running 10.5.8.) -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Anyone Else Buy Powerlogix 1.0Ghz G3 From Alan Cottrill?

2012-06-07 Thread Tom
A guy on Ebay pulled a scam like this on me---claimed several times to have shipped me a Mac, after all kinds of excuses for delay, the hospital one, bad weather, finally even provided a fake tracking number. But with Ebay and PayPal you can file a complaint, which I did. PayPal looked into the

Re: Can a G5 Mac import video from modern flash-based camcorders?

2012-05-19 Thread Tom
Thanks loads guys. In running around the web reading about VoltaicHD, I kept seeing references to another program called ClipWrap, and many people seem a lot happier with ClipWrap, so I read some reviews about that program too. VoltaicHD costs $40, and ClipWrap costs $50, so maybe you get what you

Can a G5 Mac import video from modern flash-based camcorders?

2012-05-18 Thread Tom
I'm running OX 10.5.8 on a dual 2 GHz G5 (2005). I have Final Cut 5 on this Mac, and I record video with a mini-DV videocam (2006 Canon Elura), feed it from the camera into FCP for editing (through a firewire cable), and then burn the videos onto DVDs with iDVD. This setup works great. Now I need

Re: Home movies won't import

2012-04-30 Thread Tom
If you can open that movie in QuickTime, export it as a QT movie or a DV stream, which will then import into Final Cut for editing. There are some video formats that Final Cut just doesn't like, but it always takes a QT movie or DV. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member

Crashes and keyboard freeze on MMD

2012-04-22 Thread Tom
I bought a MDD 1.25 single processor machine to replace the a QS 867. I swapped the 160Gb HDD from the QS for the 80Gb drive in the MDD, added 1.5Gb of used RAM. I have had the OS crash, Safari crash, Skype loose port settings. When I initially installed the RAM system profiler only showed 2 of

News: half a million Macs now infected with malware?

2012-04-06 Thread Tom
According to this news story on the Drudge website http://tinyurl.com/ 6wgysep, half a million Apple computers are infected with malware, a trojan disguised as a flash update, that allows other people to hijack the computer. They don't say what OS is involved, or whether every Mac OS is at risk.

Our LAN can see a Macbook but can't connect to it

2012-01-04 Thread Tom
. Could that have something to do with the problem? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide

Re: Our LAN can see a Macbook but can't connect to it

2012-01-04 Thread Tom
get on the Internet. In short, we're right back where we started, no matter what we do. Is there anything else we might try, or should we just be resigned to the fact that one of our four Macs just doesn't want to play with the other three? Tom -- You received this message because you

Re: Our LAN can see a Macbook but can't connect to it

2012-01-04 Thread Tom
But Kris, isn't that only an update for Snow Leopard? All our Leopards are the tropical kind. And all our old software runs great that way. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power

Getting really sick of access privileges

2011-11-25 Thread Tom
this privileges hell that Apple builds into OSX? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide

Re: Mouseball comes to life, keyboard dies

2011-08-10 Thread Tom
with the revival--the keyboard is so long and the bag so small that I really doubt it, but who knows? Anyway, the lesson is: if your keyboard dies from getting wet, don't give up on it. It might take ten days for it to dry out enough to come back to life, but it certainly can! Tom -- You received

Re: Mouseball comes to life, keyboard dies

2011-08-01 Thread Tom
Thanks for the help, everybody. As per your advice I'll keep the dead keyboard a while, hoping it dries out eventually, and test it from time to time. I bought a new one for $50, but it never hurts to have a spare. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Can old enclosures handle big new hard drives?

2011-08-01 Thread Tom
these enclosures are 4 or 5 years old. My question is, could an enclosure that originally held a 250 GB drive handle a 2 or 3 TB? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list

Mouseball comes to life, keyboard dies

2011-07-30 Thread Tom
I think I just discovered something. I have a wired Apple mouse with one of those little trackballs on the top, the kind that eventually gets sticky and don't work. Well, the trackball on mine was typical: it didn't work. Sometimes I could get pages to scroll down, but not up. I did the usual

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-06 Thread Tom
Safari and Firefox, but I don't see anything in their menus related to modems. Thanks again everybody. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-05 Thread Tom
like this modem supports a LAN? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http

Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Tom
apps are running on the first one? Can anyone enlighten me on what's going on here? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Tom
this). Tom The router in the modem is not just connecting you to the Internet, it is also forming a LAN (Local Area Network).  This allows computers to communicate.  It's not that one computer can see what is running on another computer, it's that the first computer with FCP running

Re: Malfunctioning ATA Drive

2011-05-08 Thread Tom
For the person above who said that a power surge fried your boards and drives, if you live in your own house, you might consider an all-house surge suppressor. These install on the electrical service panel where the power enters your house. I had an electrician come over a few weeks ago to wire my

Re: Any fix for Safari slow-downs?

2011-04-09 Thread Tom
Thanks Andreas. And Bruce, you should really should write a book explaining Macs to non-techies like me. You have a way of making it all understandable. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a

Re: Any fix for Safari slow-downs?

2011-04-08 Thread Tom
that, Bruce. I'd never heard of it before. Best, Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide

Any fix for Safari slow-downs?

2011-04-07 Thread Tom
anything. And from that point the delays get longer and longer until the browser is so slow it's unusable. Emptying the cache makes no difference. Is there any way to fix this sluggishness when it happens? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Any way to convert WMV to .Mov?

2011-02-26 Thread Tom
Some of the movies I download off the net are in WMV format, and QuickTime Player won't play them (I have QT 7.6.9 pro). Doing a web search, I find third-party utilities that will do this conversion, priced from $25 to $50, but hasn't anyone created a shareware app that can do it? Tom -- You

Re: Safari screw-up

2011-01-12 Thread Tom
Thanks to all who offered help with this. I seem to have things fixed now. What I did was drop back and punt; I got out the Leopard disk and did an Archive and Install, and after that I did the 10.5.8 combo update. At that point everything ran fine. I tested my new Safari and it worked great. My

Re: Safari screw-up

2011-01-11 Thread Tom
Thanks, but I don't think you can download Safari 4 from Apple anymore, can you? The new version is 5. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http

Re: Safari screw-up

2011-01-11 Thread Tom
that something is rotten in Denmark. I had hoped there might be a quick and simple way to fix those things, if I only knew how, but I guess it was a vain hope. I appreciate the advice! Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Safari screw-up

2011-01-10 Thread Tom
they no longer launch Safari (original), so I have to make new ones. So, to sum up my problems, the OS won't allow me to change the name of the app back to Safari, nor will it allow me to make any aliases of it. Any ideas how I might solve these problems? Tom -- You received this message because you

Re: Help Me Please!

2010-12-31 Thread Tom
THE dishwasher.  as if everyone has one handy.  to some folks, save the environment is more than a feel good bumpersticker to put on their Hummer.  a dishwasher uses 40 gallons of hot water (heating requires energy) to clean dishes that could be washed more thoroughly by hand using only 2

Re: The Attack of the Giant Pixels

2010-12-17 Thread Tom
://tinyurl.com/288ozte). I have his e-mail address and I suppose we could also confirm that with him. He seems pretty savvy about video cards and drivers. I sure like the look of those 30-inchers in the Apple Store, but who can afford them, even used? Merry Christmas! Tom -- You received

The Attack of the Giant Pixels

2010-12-16 Thread Tom
is, it isn't working so well with this 23-incher. I want to get rid of these sprinklings of giant pixels on her screen and also give her a choice of more resolutions. Should I get a new video card for her G5? If so, what would be a good card to look for? Tom -- You received this message because you

Re: The Attack of the Giant Pixels

2010-12-16 Thread Tom
. Result has been no problems so far, in several years of buying (knocking on wood). Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g

Re: The Attack of the Giant Pixels

2010-12-16 Thread Tom
to cause such problems, and Bruce hit it when he mentioned checking for drivers, so it was an educational experience as well as a frustrating one. All's well that ends well! Thanks again all! Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Restoring mail in the mailboxes

2010-12-16 Thread Tom
? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists

Will this power supply work in my G4 MDD?

2010-12-05 Thread Tom
. This MDD has been a faithful old beast over the years, a real workhorse, and never gave any trouble before this. It would be worth resurrecting if a new power supply would do it. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-12-03 Thread Tom
; it spins up freely, but it just can't read the data anymore. I'll try it, though (I'll try anything) if Disk Warrior doesn't do any good. I'm still waiting for DW to arrive in the (snail) mail, since they don't deliver the upgrades online. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-12-02 Thread Tom
, and no Disk Utility cannot see the drive. Thanks for the suggestions). Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-12-02 Thread Tom
in the dead drive's enclosure, now that it's shown itself to be a good enclosure, and that will become my back up drive for the other one I just got. I TRUST NOTHING anymore! Thanks again to all who tried to help me out here. Best wishes, Tom -- You received this message because you

Ungrateful Apple abandons older Mac service

2010-12-01 Thread Tom
My sister-in-law has a G4 eMac that came with a 40-gig drive, which has filled up. The computer is perfectly functional, though, and serves all her needs; she just needs more storage room. I bought a 500-gig drive for her from OWC and intended to replace the old one with the new. Then on

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-11-28 Thread Tom
, rather than spend another $20 to get the stuff faster, since these two items are costing me quite enough by themselves. But when I do get the old drive into the new enclosure and try it out, I'll report here whether it worked or not. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-11-27 Thread Tom
. NEVER AGAIN will I not have a continuous backup for such work! Meanwhile, do you think should I suspend further recovery attempts until DW arrives? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-11-27 Thread Tom
deflated bank account. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http

Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-11-26 Thread Tom
, does anyone have any ideas how I might get this drive to reappear on the desktop, so I can quickly rescue the data I want to save? Didn't I read something once about sticking a dead drive in the freezer for a while and trying it cold? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-11-26 Thread Tom
of their cases, but I'll do that too if Disk Warrior doesn't work when I get it. I guess I could buy a new enclosure from OWC and put this drive in it, to see what happens. Thanks for the tips! Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-11-26 Thread Tom
. And my Time Machine external drive does show up on the desktop of the G5, so I'm assuming that means that the FW ports of the G5 are OK. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-11-26 Thread Tom
too 800 mb/sec. Connection speed unknown. It strikes me that one of these FireWire buses might be a PCI-X card I installed that provides some extra USB and two FW ports. Other than that, it's all Greek to me. Make any sense to you? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Getting there

2010-11-19 Thread Tom
difficulty is. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists

Re: Which used Mac to buy?

2010-11-16 Thread Tom
Thanks John Felix. I think I can probably use Time Machine (from an external backup drive) to restore the disks if I have to repartition them. I used TM that way before when an internal drive died and it restored the replacement exactly, though it took a long time. Regards, Tom -- You

Which used Mac to buy?

2010-11-13 Thread Tom
After several years of daily use, my trusty G5 2.0 is headed for the boneyard--it's showing the symptoms of power-supply failure. So rather than muck around in its innards trying to revive it, which I don't have either the time or experience to do, I'm looking for a replacement, probably off Ebay.

Re: Which used Mac to buy?

2010-11-13 Thread Tom
Mac Pro. My budget is around $1000, maybe a bit more. Can anyone suggest a used model of Mac Pro that fits this bill, and my (dollar) bills? Or am I asking for too much for the money? Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: Trying to bring a partition back to life

2010-11-10 Thread Tom Podnar
. It worked and they then also sent me the disk. Tom On Nov 10, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2010/11/10 08:08, Joshua Juran so eloquently wrote: How much is your data worth? If it's worth nothing, just cut your losses. If it's worth the cost of DiskWarrior, get it. DiskWarrior

Re: IS the world about to change ?

2010-10-20 Thread Tom
Here's a link to a Seattle Times article on the Lion operating system: http://tinyurl.com/24jese8 I notice that Apple's new laptop computers will have flash drives instead of hard drives. Does that mean that flash drives will eventually replace hard drives in all computers, then? -- You

Re: G4 Quicksilver 933 Audio Issue/Question

2010-08-12 Thread Tom
I also have a QS 2001 867 with a similar problem. I tried changing the internal speaker with a speaker out of an identical, (dead mobo but would bong indicating mobo or CPU) QS with no success. Headphones and external speakers work ok. I am interested in where to look for damaged components and

Is a power inverter safe for laptops and iPods?

2010-07-14 Thread Tom
not exceed 150W. Anybody see a problem with plugging a Powerbook, a MacBook, or an iPod into this thing? (Not all at once, of course). Thanks much! Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus

Re: Utube conversion

2010-04-21 Thread Tom
Miro will download videos with no problem, and it's free:http:// www.getmiro.com/ Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g

Re: Problem with Burning Photo CD

2010-03-28 Thread Tom
pan/zooms in Photo to Movie and then export them into Final Cut. For shows done entirely with Photo to Movie, you can add music, titles, and all sorts of things. Take a look at their sample slideshows here: http://tinyurl.com/ yfej3j4. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member

Re: Which version of iLife?

2010-03-14 Thread Tom
videos or recording vacations for family and friends. For any kind of serious video production, dump iMovie fast and get any version of Final Cut, learn to use it, and you'll wonder how you ever put up with iMovie. Final Cut is confusing at first and not easy to master, but Tom Wolsky, the author

Re: Maybe Apple Cinema Display beats Dell after all

2010-03-10 Thread Tom
Well, the current Apple 24 Cinema Display for sale on the Apple website does indeed have a glossy screen, and if you look at the ratings and reviews that begin on that same webpage, you notice that a great many people cannot stand the gloss. It sounds like I would not like it either, since many of

Maybe Apple Cinema Display beats Dell after all

2010-03-08 Thread Tom
to looking at the 23 Apples on Ebay for the extra couple hundred dollars, but for all the hours every day that I spend looking at a monitor, I think it will be worth it. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Printer recommendation?

2010-03-04 Thread Tom
, (they take RAM chips just like a computer) in order to work at their best. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml

Re: iMovie 6

2010-03-01 Thread Tom
camera, you take it directly from the camera, of course, no Canopus required. And when the Canopus is connected to the Mac to feed in video, both iMovie and Final Cut see it as a camera (for example, iMovie will say Camera connected). Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Apple 23 Cinema Display questions

2010-02-20 Thread Tom
is Apple thinking (a great many people besides me are asking)? Anyway, back to the point, can anyone tell me whether there are less expensive monitors that compare favorably to the (now discontinued) Apple 23 Cinema Display? Thanks much, Tom -- You received this message because you

Re: Apple 23 Cinema Display questions

2010-02-20 Thread Tom
it is at Sam's: http://tinyurl.com/yd64gfu. Anybody out there using one of these Dell monitors, and have an opinion about it? I hope the G5's video card (GeForce 6600) can run it OK; I assume it can. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: DL DVD burning

2010-02-04 Thread Tom
I had bad burns (also using Toast with a Pioneer drive) until I switched to the Linkyo brand, obtainable from Amazon.com. Not one coaster since. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus

Re: OSX5 vs. OSX4

2010-01-17 Thread Tom Field
bloatware. You don't *need* Acrobat unless you're combining pdfs and v.5 works fine for simple jobs like that. (BTW, I tried doing it more directly using Acrobat8; didn't work immediately and I didn't try to pursue it.) Tom Field At the headwaters of the Merrimac -- You received this message because

Re: OSX5 vs. OSX4

2010-01-17 Thread Tom Field
and space is a premium, a 60% reduction is nothing to ignore. Tom Field -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our

An OSX4.11 vs 5.8 sleep mystery

2010-01-17 Thread Tom Field
have complained about sleep issues are using for wi-fi. I also wonder if anyone has an idea about what might solve the 4.11 problem without fiddling w/ the dongle. I intend to ask ASUS about this, but answers may never come. Tom Field -- You received this message because you are a member of G

OSX5 vs. OSX4

2010-01-16 Thread Tom Field
the same as when the systems were installed. An explanation would be nice, but, that aside, this is a notable difference between OSX4 and OSX5 (if others can duplicate it). Tom Field -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

44 MB Syquest -- need a driver?

2009-12-11 Thread Tom Field
I have 44 MB Syquest hooked up to a QS G4, running OSX.10.11. Have an Iomega zip drive in the terminal SCSI position. The zip drive is recognized, but the Syquest isn't. Everything else seems to be fine. Thanks for any ideas. Tom Field -- You received this message because you are a member

POP!

2009-11-26 Thread Tom Podnar
Hello all-- Last night while running my G5 Powermac Dual 1.85, I heard a POP and it sure stopped working! Could this be a power supply issue? Any thoughts about the best suppliers for new/rebuilt power supplies? Thank you, Tom-- -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: iPhoto home movies disappear using CCC

2009-11-15 Thread Tom
and start over. Very convenient. So I can certainly recommend and endorse Time Machine. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g

Re: Scanner gives funny colors with one G4 but not another

2009-10-29 Thread Tom
and the G4 MDD. Lovely photo scans, great colors! Thanks very much again gang! This is a great group! All the best, Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Scanner gives funny colors with one G4 but not another

2009-10-28 Thread Tom
This is one of those HP Photosmart C4200 All-in-One printer/scanners that Apple was giving away with their computers a couple years ago (USB connection). I only want to use it as a scanner for photos, attached to a G4 MDD 1.42 GHz running 10.4.11. The Mac recognizes the scanner through the HP

Re: Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-10-02 Thread Tom
, Library, etc? Or will I maybe corrupt the new system by trying to splice in pieces of the old one? Is it better (and safer) for her to just reconstruct her old information by putting it in manually? Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-10-01 Thread Tom
My mother-in-law, an elderly and stubborn lady (though nice) refuses to give up her old 1 GHz iMac (the half-soccer-ball novelty with the little monitor-on-a-stem sticking out of it) even though it dates from the Jurassic Period of computing and we all keep telling her she'd be better off with a

Re: Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-10-01 Thread Tom
missing it somewhere? Where should I look for it? And by the way, this old iMac does see the new drive as a 500 gig, or rather 460 or something. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-10-01 Thread Tom
stymied for a way to get the OS 9 drivers. Any ideas? Tom Tom On Oct 1, 9:54 pm, yersi...@cybernex.net wrote: Tom writes, Thanks, Yersinia and Taner. Well, I can start the old iMac up with the 10.4 installer disk, and then use its Disk Utility to format the new drive, but no matter how I try

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-13 Thread Tom
This thread will probably end up archived somewhere, so I'll just tie up the loose end and report how the installation and restoration of the second disk went, for anyone who may be faced with doing this in the future. To continue the above, after the new replacement for the dead drive ran

Re: iMovie .dv

2009-09-10 Thread Tom
You could go to this Apple discussion forum and ask the question there, and you're sure to get the right answer. There are some really smart people there about iMovie and they'll have an answer for you in a few hours, if not sooner: http://tinyurl.com/34qtot Tom

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-09 Thread Tom
OK, I got the two new drives today, replaced my dead internal drive with one of them, and used Time Machine to restore the contents of the dead drive to the new one. I was successful, but only on the second try. I didn't do it the right way the first time around, I guess. The first time I tried

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-09 Thread Tom
Thanks John, but in this case it's pretty easy to tell when these drives were made; they both have July 2009 printed right on them, in big red letters! (Must be something new?). Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-08 Thread Tom
. If so, the extra cash I spent for them I consider well spent. I was mainly just looking at the extra two years of warranty protection Hitachi provides for them. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-05 Thread Tom
of an old drive to its new replacement drive. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-05 Thread Tom
before trying any of this Time Machine stuff makes good sense, and I'll do that. Thanks. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs

Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-04 Thread Tom
highlight ONLY the 1-gig's backup folder, and tell TM to restore it to the new drive, and it will do that and leave the other drive alone? Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-04 Thread Tom
Thanks Bruce. And since I've decided to replace the other drive too, as a precaution (they're both 5 years old), I guess I'll do that twice, once with each drive. Then I'll be back to where I was originally, before the drive failure, only with new drives instead of old ones. Tom

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-04 Thread Tom
it had before I got it, but since the owner was a video editor using Final Cut Pro, I suspect it was a lot. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-04 Thread Tom
, as well as not being willing to warranty it for as long. I'm willing to pay a little extra not to have to go through this dead drive hassle again anytime soon. Let a few million hours go by first, I say. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

Dell 24 monitor on sale for $219--good deal or no?

2009-06-20 Thread Tom
Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/6pja7n. Does Dell make good quality monitors? Anybody got one of these, and can report on it? Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3

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